Headstone of Dorothy Key on North Wall of Churchyard to North of North Entrance to Church of St Petroc is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1988. Headstone.
Headstone of Dorothy Key on North Wall of Churchyard to North of North Entrance to Church of St Petroc
- WRENN ID
- graven-truss-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Headstone of Dorothy Key on North Wall of Churchyard to North of North Entrance to Church of St Petroc, Church Street, Padstow
- OS grid reference
- SW 915 754
- Coordinates
- 50.54145, -4.94302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of Dorothy Key, dating from 1768, is located on the north wall of the churchyard, to the north of the north entrance to the Church of St Petroc in Padstow. This rectangular headstone is made of slate and commemorates Dorothy Key of St Breock, who passed away in the same year. It features inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering with serifs, along with a verse. At the top of the headstone, there is an incised depiction of an angel's head.
Local climate
Headstone of Dorothy Key on North Wall of Churchyard to North of North Entrance to Church of St Petroc sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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